Where does “capitalism” come from?

Capitalism comes from French capitalisme, formed with the French suffix -isme (from Latin -isma, from Latin -alis) and a root from Proto-Indo-European kauput-.

capitalism (English): A socio-economic system based on private...

Definitions

  1. A socio-economic system based on private...

Ancestry of “capitalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcapitalismecapitalism
2Frenchcapitalcapital money and wealth
3Latincapitālisof the head or life
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “capitalism

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-